Former Ekiti State Governorok, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the remark credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Fayose said that Obasanjo should quit claiming to be a saint, reminding him that one day he would also die like Kashamu and that “nobody knows how the cease will be.” Obasanjo had […]
Zambia, August 9, 2020/KnowAfrika/ — 416 new validated cases; three deaths; 167 recoveries New cases mentioned from: 150 Lusaka, seventy three Kabwe, 60 Solwezi, 30 Masaiti, 25 Ndola, 24 Lumwana, 16 Mwinilunga, eleven Kitwe, 10 Lufwanyama, 7 Mpika, 4 Choma, 3 Chibombo, 2 Livingstone, 1 Chingola Death pronounced from: 3 Lusaka (Facility deaths – Levy […]
Baganda should raise cash to set up a sanatorium just like they did beneath ‘Ettofaali’ initiative to rebuild the royal tombs at Kasubi and Masengere constructing in Bulange, Kampala, a former kingdom legit has advised. Mr Emmanuel Ndaula, a former Buganda kingdom deputy prime minister, stated this for the duration of the launch of Katikkiro […]
A massive crowd validated in the centre of the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday, demanding accountability for Tuesday’s large explosion in the city. More than one hundred fifty human beings died and some other 5,000 were injured; any other 60 are still missing. The purpose of the explosion nonetheless is not definitely clear, but it is […]
Former Kaizer Chiefs and Chippa United striker Lucky Khune has defined the challenges he faced in the course of his time with the Soweto giants. When Khune joined Amakhosi in 2009/10 season, a lot used to be predicted from him mainly being the younger brother of goalkeeper, Itumeleng who was once already making waves in […]
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa vowed to battle an utility with the aid of employers in the petroleum enterprise to have employees declared as essential services, announcing it would inhibit their capability to strike. According to the Labour Relations Act, an integral carrier is work whose interruption would endanger the fitness and […]
At least nine people had been killed and 14 others injured on Saturday in a suicide vehicle bombing in the Somalian capital, officers said. Salad Mohamed, a senior police officer in Mogadishu advised KnowAfrika via phone, that a auto weighted down with explosives blew up at the gate of a Somali military military base in […]
Tunji Balogun aka Teebillz, estranged husband to pop star, Tiwa Savage, has found love again. The father of three took to Instagram to post videos of himself and a mystery lady spending some time together in a resort. Tiwa Savage had sometimes in March 2018 filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Tunji Balogun, a.k.a […]
Senegal has reintroduced restrictive measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, following a suggested upward thrust in cases. The Senegalese Minister of the Interior Aly Ngouye Ndiaye told a press convention in Dakar that, on the grounds that the lifting of the state of emergency, the authorities had seen what he known as “a sure laxity” […]
Supporters of Vital Kamerhe gathered in Kinsasha on Friday only to discover the appeal hearing of the former chief of staff to Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi had been postponed again. It has now been pushed back a further two weeks to August 21st. Mr Kamerhe was found guility in June of embezzlement, […]
The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground in July began spilling large amounts of fuel into the sea. Pravind Jugnauth tweeted that the MV Wakashio represented a ‘great danger’ for Mauritius and admitted that the country didn’t have the skill or expertise to […]
Tanzania President John Magufuli will recognize the constitutional presidential time period limit, CCM secretary-general Bashiru Ally stated yesterday. “You have labored carefully with the people, and you will be voted into office by the same people. You are now not the variety of a man or woman with a tendency to dangle on to power, […]
Lebanon’s president has revealed he knew about the huge stockpile of explosives at Beirut’s port almost three weeks before they blew up. President Michel Aoun used to be informed about the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on 20 July – and he claimed he because of this ordered officers to “do what is needed”. The […]
South African investigators are seeking to recover more than R400 million from German software program firm SAP for two government contracts they allege have been entered into unlawfully, court docket documents considered through Reuters show. Although the quantity of cash sought is small for a organisation with a market fee of round 162 billion euros, […]
Zimbabwe’s High Court on Thursday denied bail to a journalist who used to be arrested ultimate month for assisting anti-govermnent protests, in a case that has sparked an outcry over muzzling of the press. Hopewell Chin’ono, a freelance journalist and critic of the government, was once charged with inciting violence final month, together with opposition […]
Football is again in play after a 5-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa — the most affected us of a on the African continent. All 57 cup and league fits will be staged in Gauteng, the hardest-hit province in the country by way of coronavirus, which has claimed 9,298 lives nationally […]
Fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 4,971 in Egypt, the nation’s fitness officers said Saturday. Twenty people died and 141 others have been recognized with the virus in the previous 24 hours. Total cases topped 95,000 with extra than 50,500 sufferers getting better from the disease. The pandemic has claimed more than 718,400 lives […]
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and her husband, billionaire politician and businessman, Ned Nwoko have finally introduced their son, Munir, to the world. In the couple’s YouTube channel, Our Circle – Episode 7, titled ‘Baby Reveal’, the couple showed off the adorable baby’s face and talked about who the baby looks like. TAGS: AfricaEntertainmentFaceMunirNed NwokoNigeriaRegina DanielsRevelation
The Court of Appeal on Friday reduced the detention center time period of former shopper of Boda -Boda 2010, Abdullah Kitatta from eight years to three years. This potential that given that Kitatta and his former bodyguard, detective constable Sowali Ngobi spent two years on remand, they now be in detention center for one year, […]
COVID-19 Pandemic rundown on the African continent by way of countries, Gambia, Mozambique, Botswana and South Africa, apparently in a state of crisis. The Gambia Declared a state of emergency, by President Adama Barrow, setting a nationwide curfew starting Thursday to last 21 days in light of the 60% rise in cases to nearly 800 […]